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1. Name Status Device Name Connectivity Network Category LAN or High Speed Internet 1 A TrA os gt ka paar on ra i L Network Intel 21140 Based PCI Fast E Double click on the network connection that links your computer to the E Streamer usually a Local Area connection to bring up the connection status screen Internet Limited Enabled 00 52 45 100 0 Mbps Sent A Received 129 033 2 922 582 EW Intel 21140 Based PCI Fast Ethemet Adapter Emulated This connection uses the following items JM Client for Microsoft Networks Z QoS Packet Scheduler 2 File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Intemet Protocol Version 6 TCP IPv6 S Intemet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 Link Layer Topology Discovery Mapper 1 0 Driver v Link Layer Topology Discovery Responder Descrinti Transmission Control Protocol Intemet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks K K K NK K Select I nternet Protocol Version 4 TCP I Pv4 then the Properties button to view the IP address settings 60 E Streamer Manual June 2008 Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP 1Pv4 Properties General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network
2. Streams Number of DMX data Streams defined for the selected Show 1 64 see Data Streams on page 15 FPS DMX frame rate used for recording replaying the selected Show see Frame Rate on page 13 File Size Current size in MegaBytes of the Show data shw file on the Streamer Engine s removable hard disk drive Stream Name of the DMX Stream currently being displayed see Data Streams on page 15 Level Display Levels of each of the 512 channels in the current DMX frame Channel levels are displayed in percentage format 0 F where each 1 step is approximately equivalent to 2 5 DMX steps Selecting Shows The Left and Right gt direction keys change the Show being displayed Selecting Streams The Up V and Down A direction keys scroll through the Streams of the selected Show 55 E Streamer Engine E STREAMER SETUP Connecting up the E Streamer Basic connections The minimum connections required for operation of the E Streamer are Mains power Connects via the IEC input socket The E Streamer requires an AC voltage in the range 100V 260V at a frequency between 50Hz and 60Hz TCP IP over Ethernet Connects via Primary RJ45 socket VRO at 10 1OOMBps Allows connection to E Streamer s Web Interface see Web Interface on page 9 for system configuration and control Provides DMX over Ethernet input and output using Artistic Licence s Art Net and Enttec s ESP protocol see Data Streams
3. Cancel Stop SET STOP TIME Time HH MM Fw 45 set Stop Time Times are specified in 24 hour format The Cancel Stop button removes a stop setting from the Event The Set Time button saves the stop time for the Event Special Event Prev November 2006 Next Sun M T W Th F Sat 1 2 3 4 5 6 Z 8 E 10 1l 12 13 l4 15 16 i 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 The date is selected from a three year range on the calendar 26 E Streamer Manual June 2008 11 November 2006 Change Date SELECT TIME Hour 23 Minute 45 Set Stop Time Set Time The time on the selected day is specified in 24 hour format The Set Time button saves the stop time for the Event Sunrise Sunset STi T Sree aT SUNRISE Select Time 1 Hours 20 Min Select Occurence After T Set Stop Time Times relative to sunrise and sunset are calculated daily by the E Streamer from the Latitude Longitude and Local Time information entered from the Settings page See E Streamer Location on page 41 Times are specified in hours or minutes 1min 12hrs 59min before or after sunrise or sunset The Cancel Stop button removes a stop setting from the Event The Set Stop Time button saves the stop time for the Event Event Cycle Settings CYCLE SETTINGS HIDE Month Day Hour Minute In addition to simple daily repetition of Events and Events scheduled for specified days and times E Streamer s powerful Cycle processor can sche
4. See Network Interfaces on page 41 6 Change the E Streamer s LAN connection to the Primary Ethernet port 7 Reset the E Streamer See Software Reset on page 39 8 Get the new IP address of the E Streamer from the Network Menu on the LCD panel See Network Menu NET on page 51 9 Launch your preferred web browser and enter the E Streamer s new IP address into the address bar 57 E Streamer Engine Setting your local IP address to 10 0 0 1 Windows XP or Windows 2000 The IP address of a Windows computer system is set via the Network Connections utility on the Windows control panel This can be accessed through the Start button under Settings Network Connections or from Network Connections in the Control Panel s Network Connections File Edit wiew Favorites Tools Advanced Help ky gt wi Pe Search a Folders Fig Address S Network Connections LAN or High Speed Internet Network Tasks Other Places Local rea G Control Panel Connection 3 My Network Places My Documents ig My Computer Details Local Area Connection 3 LAN or High Speed Internet Connected Intel 21140 Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter Generic 2 IP Address 192 168 0 102 Subnet Mask 255 255 255 0 Assigned by DHCP Double click on the network connection that links your computer to the E Streamer usually a Local Area connection to bring up the connection status screen Local Area Conne
5. DMX stream When Pause is pressed in record mode recording is stopped at the last frame in each DMX stream When paused pressing the Pause button a second time continues the previously paused record or play process If Pause was pressed in play mode output in each DMX stream continues from the frame playing at the time the button was pressed If Pause was pressed in record mode recording continues from directly after the last recorded frame in each DMX stream Stop The Stop function is only available when the Show is playing recording or paused Pressing the Stop button terminates the record or replay session for the show Subsequent Play or Record operations commence at the start of the recorded Show data Record O Pressing the Record button erases all recorded data for the Show commences to record the DMX streams defined in the Show Configuration screen and flashes the Record symbol The length of the recording is limited only by the available hard disk space in the Streamer Engine Starting the Record process produces a dialogue box to confirm the recording operation 2 Recording will overwrite current show Procced Precise control over the Show data recording process can be achieved by configuring a Recording Control Channel on the Show Configuration page See Recording Control Channel on page 14 This facility allows the level of a single designated DMX channel to control the start and finish of a Show record
6. ID The Show s ID number is used in place of its name for Show data storage and remote Show control commands via RS 232 and TCP IP Show Name The Show name displayed is allocated during Show configuration Double clicking on the name will open the Show in the Show Configuration editor See Configuring the Show on page 13 Show Control Set These Show control buttons are similar in function to the record and replay functions found on audio and video recorders Each row of buttons controls a single Show As the screen is updated every five seconds there may be a slight lag in displaying the current status of a Show More timely status information is available from the Show Information Menu on the LCD panel see Show Menu on page 49 or the Show Status screen on the Streamer Engine s video output Play The Play button only functions when the Show already has recorded DMX data Pressing the Play button starts the Show s output streams from the first frame of the recording and flashes the Play symbol The Show will repeat continuously until stopped or paused To play a Show once only then stop use the Play Once function in Group Control 19 Show Control Pause N M The Pause function is only available when the Show is either playing or recording Pressing the Pause button temporarily stops the record or play process and flashes the Pause symbol When Pause is pressed in play mode output is frozen at the last frame in each
7. SENO opna tan tie aa 57 Setting your local IP address to 10 0 0 1 58 Windows XP or Windows 2000 cee 58 WIDdOwWS VIS UA icsa detanccsmnicncoluuiesetinetudtnntaddinas 60 WY ATT ATACY 5s dacacesscscnsabavsescsusssasassecsestcetnesssevsecsaconesees 62 Appendix 1 FCC Declaration 00 63 E Streamer Manual June 2008 Glossary of E Streamer Terms Show A set of recorded DMX512 data sequences that form a lighting presentation Playlist A schedule of Show replay events Event An entry in the E Streamer s schedule that specifies a Show and the times it is to be replayed Slot The 8 bit 0 255 data for a single DMX512 Channel Frame A packet of DMX512 data containing up to 512 data slots Stream A sequence of DMX frames 1 44 3 frames per second Also known as a DMX Universe Start Frame The DMX512 frame that is output by the E Streamer at startup ESP Enttec s DMX over Ethernet communications protocol Art Net Artistic Licence s DMX over Ethernet communications protocol LAN A Local Area Network is a network of computers usually in a single building or small group of buildings linked by a high speed network such as an Ethernet DHCP The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a method for network devices to automatically obtain configuration information from a server on the network Data provided consists of an IP address for use on the local network and may also include such parameters a
8. The Set Hours button saves the hour cycle setting The Cancel Hour Cycle button removes an hour cycle setting from the Event Selected Hours Cancel Hour Cycle HOUR SETTINGS Ao Ain Asea MAs Mc EVET Ho A7 As AoA M1 A W Between Hours F 13 Fi 14 F 15 E 16 F 17 E 18 Choose Hours 19 20 M 21 H 22 N 23 A Selected Hours Cycle defines the hours of the day during which the Event will be played The Set Hours button saves the hour cycle setting The Cancel Hour Cycle button removes an hour cycle setting from the Event Cycle Minute Every Minute Cancel Min Cycle MINUTE S SETTINGS Every Minute Between Minutes Set Every Minute W Choose Minutes A Cycle of Every Minute will enable the Event to be played every minute of the hour 30 E Streamer Manual June 2008 The Set Every Minute button saves the minute cycle setting The Cancel Min Cycle button removes a minute cycle setting from the Event Between Minutes MINUTE S SETTINGS Cancel Min Cycle Every Minute Between 16 Between Minutes And 35 oUF Choose Minutes A Between Minutes Cycle defines a continuous range of minutes on which the Event will be triggered The range is inclusive of the selected minutes E g Between 16 and 26 includes minutes 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 and 26 of the hour The Set Minutes button saves the minute cycle setting The Cancel Min Cycle button rem
9. administrator this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings for the appropriate IP settings Obtain an IP address automatically A Obtain an IP address automatically Use the following IP address Use the following IP address IP address Subnet mask Default gateway 192 Obtain DNS server address automatically A Use the following DNS server addresses Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server Your system may currently be set to obtain its IP address automatically from a DHCP server as on the left or it may have been set to some fixed IP address and subnet mask as seen on the right To connect to an E Streamer via a web browser your computer must be set to an IP address of 10 0 0 1 and a Subnet mask of 255 0 0 0 The setting for the Default gateway is not relevant to connecting to an E Streamer Use the following IP address IP address m 0 0 41 Subnet mask 25 0 060 0 Default gateway Select OK then close all of the Network connection windows to proceed To connect to the E Streamer s web interface enter http 10 1 2 3 in the address bar of your web browser 61 Warranty Warranty ENTTEC warrants that the product that it manufactures will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of shipment from an authorised ENTTEC wholesaler If the device
10. folder This process works only with Internet Explorer on Windows 2000 or Windows XP Backup Playlist BACKUP PLAYLISTS Right click save target link as Playlist XML The Playlist file may be copied to the external storage location by right clicking the Playlist XML hyperlink or ctrl click with Mac OS and selecting the option equivalent to Save Target As or Save Link As varies with browser and operating system This allows selection of the target location and file name for the archived Playlist file It is recommended to retain the original file name to simplify restoring the Playlist Multiple Playlists should be stored in separate folders or storage locations The operating system then copies the Playlist file to your archive location An alternate approach is to use an FTP File Transfer Protocol client to transfer the Playlist file directly from the shows folder on the Streamer Engine to your external archive location see Backup and Restore using an FTP client below Restore Playlist RESTORE PLAYLISTS Browse Restore Playlist Restore Now The Restore Playlist function allows an archived E Streamer Playlist file to be restored from an external location The file path and file name may be entered directly into the text box or the Browse button may be used to open a file browsing window to locate the Playlist file to be restored The file to be restored must be named plist xml This operation will ov
11. i m Cat 5 UP TO 64 UNIVERSES l E Streamer Up to 8 universes per Datagate Datagate DE DMX controlled fixtures Dimmers E Streamer Manual June 2008 WEB INTERFACE The E Streamer is configured controlled and programmed through a web browser interface running on a computer system located on the same Local Area Network Any graphical web browser such as Firefox Internet Explorer Safari or Opera running under any operating system including Windows XP or Vista Mac OS X or Linux can be used Throughout the Web Interface screen sections may be expanded for access with the Show button or collapsed down with the Hide button ENITEC E Streamer Home Current Time 20 00 00 Sat Current Date 01 Apr 2006 Shows Currently Running 3 Network Information Show Config IP Address 10 1 2 3 Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 Show Control Broadcast Address 110 255 255 255 Playlist System Information CPU Load 9 9 Backup Restore Free Disk Space 970 27 MB Settings Application Information Max no of Streams 64 e Streamer Version ESTREAMER VX XX XXXX Serial Interface Version XAK Web Interface Version AAN Mac Address 00 40 63 E2 00 00 SYSTEM TIME 01 APR 2006 20 00 00 SAT 2006 ENTTEC Enttec Web Contact us Menu System The web interface is navigated via a main menu displayed in a panel on the left of screen while all programming and control pages are shown on the r
12. new address has been uploaded the screen displays the message You must restart e streamer for changes to take effect REBOOT E STREAMER Reboot Click to reboot system To activate the new address select the Reboot button Note that rebooting will terminate all Recording and Playback activities W The Streamer Engine will go offline for approximately two minutes while shutting down and rebooting DHCP To enable the IP address for the secondary interface to be allocated by the network DHCP server select the Use DHCP button When the DHCP setting has been changed the screen displays the message You must restart e streamer for changes to take effect REBOOT E STREAMER Reboot Click to reboot system To activate DHCP select the Reboot button Note that rebooting will terminate all Recording and Playback activities W The Streamer Engine will go offline for approximately two minutes while shutting down and rebooting Remote Control REMOTE CONTROL Hipe SERIAL REMOTE CONTROL Note Only one can be active at anytime DMX Playback Remote Enable Playback currently Disabled R5232 Communication Protocol Enable R5232 currently Disabled TCP IP NETWORK CONTROL Communication HowTo Here 43 Settings Serial Remote Control E Streamer can be remotely controlled via RS232 through the serial port on the rear of the panel of the E Streamer DMX PlayBack Remote GK ERE SHIFT eee pMxP
13. of DMX data Streams defined for the Show 1 64 see Data Streams on page 15 FPS DMX frame rate used for recording replaying the Show see Frame Rate on page 13 Time 54 E Streamer Manual June 2008 Elapsed replay time for current Show record replay cycle in hours minutes seconds and hundredths of seconds HH MM SS ss F Number of unique DMX frames data packets processed in the current Show record replay cycle see Data Streams on page 15 DMX Monitor F2 Hame ABBA on Ice Status PLAY Streams 03 FPS 486 File ize 8 31MB DAN for Show ABBA on Ice Stream LightFactoryl j l a y my D D o ga H a a a a aa a a a a a amp j l PT efa om om oh SNe amp ol a See Yue eeeeagneee amp a i T D a a a o a a o o a a o a a o amp en TD pa D Pa C RES ee ee ee ee D D a a e a e e a a a a a a a a amp aaa a a a a ee D D D n a a a aa aa aa a a a e a a D D a e e a e a a a a a a a a a amp D D D n a a a a a a a a a a a a OS UNG GG G a a a a a a a a D a D a a a a a a a a a a a a a D 0 oaa a a a a a a a a a a a D 0 o oa a a a a a a a a a a a Eha y E H H H B a a a a 5 4 a 5 H H H 5 H H The DMX Monitor screen displays information about the selected DMX512 data stream The default display is the first Stream of the Show with a ShowID of 1 Name Name of the Show from which the Stream is being displayed Status Record Play status STOP PAUSE REC PLAY
14. on page 15 Advanced Connections USB The 4 x USB 2 0 type A sockets provide connections for e Upto4x Enttec DMX USB Pro DMX to USB interfaces enabling direct DMX512 input and output see DMX USB Pro connections on page 38 e Standard USB PC keyboard for direct control of the Streamer Engine see Streamer Engine on page 54 e USB mass storage device for backup and restoration of Show and Playlist data see Settings Menu on page 51 or system firmware updates see Firmware Updates using USB on page 39 RS 232 serial communications The DB9 RS 232 socket provides connection for remote control of the E Streamer using either Enttec s serial control protocol or via an Enttec DMXPlayBack Remote unit See Remote Control on page 43 Connecting a DMXPlayBack Remote unit requires an adaptor unit which is available separately from Enttec PS 2 Standard PS 2 PC keyboard for direct control of the Streamer Engine see Streamer Engine on page 54 VGA video Standard DB15 VGA video socket for viewing E Streamer status and configuration screens see Streamer Engine on page 54 Connecting to the E Streamer s Web Interface The E Streamer has 2 network ports By default the Primary port is set to a static IP 10 1 2 3 with a netmask of 255 0 0 0 and the Secondary port is set to acquire its IP from a DHCP server To connect to an E Streamer via the Primary port Enttec s preferred method you will need to set the IP address of your com
15. proves defective within the warranty period ENTTEC will repair or replace at its sole discretion the defective hardware Any unauthorized repair or opening the case of the unit for any purpose other than changing the internal battery voids the warranty as described above Damages caused by the following conditions are excluded from coverage under this warranty e Improper handling neglect or failure to use the product in compliance with instructions in the accompanying ENTTEC operator s manuals and user guides e Operation or connection of the product in a manner that is not compliant with safety or technical regulations in force in the region where the product is used e Damage resulting from force majeure or any other event or condition beyond the control of ENTTEC To obtain warranty service the buyer must contact ENTTEC or an authorised wholesaler during business hours to obtain a Return Authorization Number Enquiries must be accompanied by description of the problem for evaluation by ENTTEC Authorized returns must be returned at the buyer s expense to ENTTEC or its designated service agent in the original packaging or its functional equivalent together with the Return Authorization Number Products received without prepaid freight will not be processed If the failure is subsequently determined to be due to an operator error the buyer accepts the responsibility to pay any costs incurred in the diagnosis parts or shipping f
16. simultaneous show playback HTP merging between shows Unlimited number of shows Hard disk based recording up to 750GB hard disk DMX input output through Ethernet port DMX input output through Enttec DMX USB Pro interface Art Net amp ESP protocol support Control and configuration using inbuilt web interface Show replay can be triggered on power up DMXPlayBackRemote Art Net amp ESP control slave from other lighting control simple TCP IP network protocol day date month and time of day remote serial command astronomical clock e Easy firmware upgrades gt System Architecture The E Streamer system consists of two components the main Streamer Engine an embedded single core Intel x86 Pentium class computer system running a highly customised Unix type operating system and an independent microcontroller driven LCD terminal which is linked to the Streamer Engine Communications with the E Streamer can take place over three paths Through the E Streamer s Web Interface Connection is via the web browser on a computer located on the same Ethernet network as the E Streamer Used for configuring the Streamer Engine and all Show set up recording replay and scheduling functions Via the LCD panel and buttons on the front of the E Streamer s case Used for starting and stopping the Streamer Engine and basic control of Show recording and replay functions Directly with the Streamer Engine via t
17. the Streamer Engine is not running a Pressing the ON button powers up the Streamer Engine and starts its boot up sequence a process that takes approximately two minutes When the Streamer Engine is ready for operation the LCD panel switches to the Main Menu and the Streamer Engine system console screen see Streamer Engine screens on page 54 displays the message login Off Clack Dos Sus Meru Ve UHH Gb ega cam SUSLEGM LS Shutting Down BACKE LCT Ros IRF The OFF function is only available when the Streamer Engine is running Pressing the OFF button runs the Streamer Engine shut down sequence When all open files are closed and all running tasks are terminated the Streamer Engine powers down This process takes approximately half a minute Main Menu SRR RRR EH Steamer Main Meri See ee eee ois Wi HA Sat Wil Aor dBi DPS Hana orl Da AOE ae HSE Si tak BLM aco soe eee Sel aoe NET The Streamer Engine Main Menu displays System date and time used for scheduling CPU system processor utilisation as a percentage of total capacity Number of shows currently running Available hard disk space rounded down to the nearest gigabyte Show Menu The Show Information Menu provides basic control functions for Shows previously configured from the Show Configuration screen on the Streamer Engine s web interface The menu displays the ID number name and record replay status of a single Show and provides manual initia
18. E Streamer e Ethernet Light Show Re User Manual EN ITEC www enttec com Issued June 2008 Introduction Package Contents Your E Streamer package should contain these items e E Streamer Part No 70520 Cat 5 data cable 1 8m Part No 79102 2 x mounting brackets IEC power cable Australia and NZ only This user manual If any item is missing or damaged please contact your supplier immediately To be sure that you are using the latest revision of the E Streamer firmware please visit the Downloads section of the Enttec website at www enttec com to get the current version Safety Instructions Do not expose this device to rain and moisture or expose it to the risk of dripping or splashing Do not use this device near water Do not block any ventilation apertures on this device Do not install this device near heat sources such as heaters stoves monitors amplifiers dimmers luminaires or any other equipment that produces heat Do not expose the power adapter or power cables of this device to damage from being crushed walked on or being pinched by protective cabinets enclosures or cases Use only attachments accessories or fixings specified by ENTTEC Unplug this device from the mains supply and external data links during electrical storms or when the device will not be used for a long time Servicing this device should be undertaken only by suitably qualified service technicians Contacting ENT
19. E Streamer is an Ethernet based system the DMX data streams recorded by E Streamer can be the output of virtually any lighting control system The streams may originate as standard DMXS512 be generated directly onto the Ethernet network from Art Net or ESP compatible controllers or may be converted from DMX to an Ethernet protocol by Art Net or ESP compatible interface devices Direct DMX input and output is possible via up to four of Enttec s DMX USB Pro interfaces An E Streamer show may have up to 64 data streams each of which can contain a continuous range of channels from a DMX universe E Streamer streams can be different ranges from the same DMX universe Eg Stream Fx can be channels 1 to 96 from universe 1 on the console while stream Fx2 can be channels 385 to 512 from that same universe Clone Streams From Selecta Show Clone Now gt Clone Streams To simplify Show configuration a new Show can copy the stream definitions from an existing Show The Show to be copied is selected from the Select a Show list The Clone Now gt button copies the Stream definitions to the new Show and opens the Stream Editing panel Add Stream The Add Stream button creates a new data stream with the title No Name and opens the Stream Editor panel Please add Streams here Add Stream gt Stream Name No Name Stream Type ESP DESP Universe 0 r m AIET Send Broadcast l IP 0 _ 0 _ 0 0 DMX USB Channel Range Start 1
20. IP address automatically IP address 168 0 102 Subnet mask 255 255 255 0 Default gateway 192 168 0 254 Obtain DNS server address automatically Use the following DNS server addresses Use the following DNS server addresses Preferred DNS server Alternate DNS server J Your system may currently be set to obtain its IP address automatically from a DHCP server as on the left or it may have been set to some fixed IP address and subnet mask as seen on the right To connect to an E Streamer via a web browser your computer must be set to an IP address of 10 0 0 1 and a Subnet mask of 255 0 0 0 The setting for the Default gateway is not relevant to connecting to an E Streamer Use the following IP address IF address id 0 0 Subnet mask 255 0 0 0 Select OK then close all of the Network connection windows to proceed To connect to the E Streamer s web interface enter http 10 1 2 3 in the address bar of your web browser 59 E Streamer Engine Windows Vista The IP address of a Windows Vista computer system is set via the Network Connections control panel This can be accessed through the Start button under Settings Network Connections or from Network and Sharing Manage Networks Connections in the Control Panel m es a JQ a EE Network Connections v Search p Organize S Views v
21. OS and all releases of Linux or Unix or web browsers such as Opera Firefox Safari Konqueror or Netscape must use an FTP File Transfer Protocol client to restore Show files from external storage see Backup and Restore using an FTP client on page 34 Each Show is composed of two files identified by the Show ID number see Show ID on page 19 1 The ShowID shw file stores the compressed binary data recorded from each of the Show s DMX streams and 2 The ShowID xmil file stores a description of the Show and its originating data formats in XML eXtensible Markup Language Both Show files are required for successful restoration Open Restore Location Selecting the Open Restore Location option opens an Internet Explorer window into the restore folder on the Streamer Engine using the built in File Transfer Protocol FTP server E ftp 10 1 2 3 restore r FTP directory restore at 10 1 2 3 To view this FTP site in Windows Explorer click Page and then click Open FTP Site in Windows Explorer Up to higher level directory Files may be transferred from an external storage location by opening the location in Windows Explorer then dragging and dropping the files into the restore window in Internet Explorer Immediately after the completion of file transfers E Streamer processes the Show files resolving any a0 Backup and Restore clashes with existing ShowIDs or Show names then relocates them to the shows
22. OW ID 5 Delete Show Human Cannon Friday The Delete Show button completely and permanently deletes all configuration and stream data for the show Pressing the Delete Show button produces a dialogue box to confirm the deletion Are you sure you want to delete Human Cannon Friday Cancel 18 E Streamer Manual June 2008 SHOW CONTROL This page gives basic push button control of the recording and playback of the Shows that have been configured from the Show Configuration page See Show Configuration on page 13 In the default page setup all status information is updated every five seconds Status Refresh 5 Seconds Disable Refresh Select All ID Show Name Status Show Master Duration E pause 100 02 07 36 31 E payne 100 00 33 47 46 E 3 Human Cannon Wed gt M E stoppeo so 01 32 50 02 j P E 1 ABBA on Ice E 2 Human Cannon Tues ff Fa i N a eee E 4 Human Cannon Thurs a H E stroppe 100 _ 00 23 20 66 f M fr w Fai E 5 Human Cannon Friday f Il IN O RECORDING 100 00 00 00 00 li TN g fe f__ N P y Ty at Wing a M F at FOR SELECTED SHOWS PiayOnce PlayForever Pause Stop Show Selection The selection box sets the Shows that will be controlled by the next Group Control operation Selection is automatically cleared after each group control operation Show
23. Recording Control Channel E Save Settings Clone Streams From Select a Show r Clone Now Please add Streams here Add Stream gt m Play on powerup Selecting this option will automatically play the Show when the Streamer Engine has completed its powerup sequence approximately two minutes after pressing the ON button on the LCD panel Frame Rate The Frame Rate setting 1 44 frames per second adjusts the frequency at which updates are made to the DMX data streams for this Show While the maximum refresh rate for the DMX512 A protocol is 44 frames per second it may not be necessary to record a Show at high frame rates for accurate replay Many widely used lighting consoles generate DMX512 at 25 frames per second which is the default rate for the E Streamer As every DMX512 data frame recorded by the E Streamer occupies some of the available storage space it is advisable to record as little data as practicable to accurately capture the look of your presentation If the changes in a Show are slow or very rapid recording at lower frame rates may have no impact on the presentation while conserving storage in the E Streamer It is advisable to make a test recording of the DMX data streams to verify that your selected frame rate does not cause any problems with the look of the presentation Irrespective of the Frame Rate setting for a Show E Streamer uses Run length Encoding a lossless data compression technique t
24. Stop 512 Save Stream Stream Editing Selecting an existing entry from the streams list will open the Stream Editor panel for that stream Stream Name The stream name is the label used to identify the data stream Stream Type E Streamer can accept DMX data in ESP Art Net and standard DMX via DMX USB Pro formats 15 Show Configuration ESP Add Stream gt Stream Name LightFactory1 LightFactory 2 ee pE ESP jad esp LED Matrix A ai LED Matrix B Universe 0 ARTNET Send Broadcast 5 IP o 0 Q 0 kK DMX USB Channel Range Start 1 Stop 512 Save Stream Remove Stream Enttec s public domain DMX over Ethernet protocol Enttec Show Protocol ESP is used by all Enttec Ethernet products and some third party controllers such as LightFactory Universe The ESP protocol can transport up to 256 universes or streams of DMX512 data over an Ethernet network The Universe selected for the stream 0 255 should match the output configured on an ESP device connected to the network Send Type The output for this stream can be sent either by Broadcast messages sent to the entire IP network or to a specific I P address on the network IP Address Where a specific IP address is required it should be entered in the standard IP version 4 nnn nnn nnn nnn format where nnn is a decimal number between 0 and 255 Eg 172 16 103 254 Channel Range The channel range is the block of DMX channels from the current data stream
25. TEC Email contact enttec com Telephone 61 3 9763 5755 GMT 10 Facsimile 61 3 9763 5688 Postal Address ENTTEC Pty Ltd Unit 17 5 Samantha Court Knoxfield Vic 3180 Australia Getting Support If you require support for the E Streamer please visit the Support area of our website at www enttec com There you can fill out a support request ticket for prompt assistance with your enquiry E Streamer Manual June 2008 E Streamer User Manual Web Interface V1 77 Table of Contents Package Contents sccccccossssssssssseesssssoscsscccenscesees 2 Safety INSITUCTIONS sicsssesecccsessssdessvecseossecvonsesseseussss 2 Contacting ENT TEC cesis carece daeoni sr eeens 2 Gette SUD DOPE csc ciecsescesieorscaueceerececccdsccecauenceecasee 2 Glossary of E Streamer Terms ssssssssssssseceeeooo 5 Typographic conventions used in this manual 5 GETTING TO KNOW YOUR E STREAMER 00000 6 Layouten E etoualeadase nae 6 FEatOrES aa a S 7 System Architecturre s cccccccccssssssssssssssssssssssssscees 7 Sy Stet Pile Strg n a A 7 Show Data Storage cccccccecccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeees 7 FAST TRACK GUIDE TO THE E STREAMER 0000 8 Typical E Streamer system schematic 8 WEB INTERFACE osisiescssesscssscvoscacascnecescsssdsonsssssestosens 9 Menu Systemes oonec einasi eonna asaos an Saas 9 Password Access Control n nesseeeeennssseeene 10 E STREAMER HOME ssssssssocsssssssssosssssosssossesesos
26. access the Web Interface you will need to direct your browser to the new primary IP address after the Streamer Engine has rebooted This can be found as IP 1 on the NET screen of the LCD menu system Gateway Address The Gateway Address is the IP address of the LAN device that provides a gateway to other networks and possibly also to the Internet This address is relevant only if your DMX over Ethernet network requires connections outside the LAN If DHCP is enabled for the Primary Interface the Gateway Address will be supplied automatically by the network DHCP server The address may also be entered manually into the Gateway IP address boxes and then uploaded by selecting the Primary Interface Change button E Streamer expects IP addresses to be entered in the standard IP version 4 nnn nnn nnn nnn format where nnn is a decimal number between 0 and 255 Eg 172 16 103 254 Any other entry will be ignored Secondary Interface IP Address The factory default is for the secondary interface to seek its address from the network DHCP server 42 E Streamer Manual June 2008 however any valid IP address may be entered manually into the I P Address and Net Mask boxes then uploaded by selecting the adjacent Change button E Streamer expects IP addresses to be entered in the standard IP version 4 nnn nnn nnn nnn format where nnn is a decimal number between 0 and 255 Eg 172 16 103 254 Any other entry will be ignored When the
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28. after the current system year may be selected Time Format All E Streamer times are in 24 hour format Time Zone Data Information on time zones and daylight savings times is available from www timeanddate com To upload the new time and date settings to the Streamer Engine select the adjacent Change button All running and recording Shows are terminated when time and date settings are changed 40 E Streamer Manual June 2008 E Streamer Location To use E Streamer s astronomical scheduling capabilities for triggering events in relation to Sunrise and Sunset times the time zone and geographic location of the E Streamer are required E STREAMER LOCATION REQUIRED FOR SUNRISE SUNSET Get your city s settings from here www timeanddate com Offset from GMT Hrs 2 Min 00 Latitude 81 o 73 North Longitude 30 00 Ctio 0 Fast Change gt gt Sunrise 05 38 Sunset 18 30 Offset from GMT The time zone entry required is the offset from GMT UTC for the E Streamer s current location Adjustments for local daylight savings summer time are not automatically calculated by E Streamer and should be included in the offset Geographic Location The latitude and longitude of the E Streamer s location should be entered to the nearest minute Today s Sunrise and Sunset The times displayed are calculated daily for the current location and time zone Location Data Information on latitude and longitude time zon
29. al computer such as a hard drive floppy drive flash memory card or USB mass storage device Files can also be stored on networked devices including file servers shared drives on networked computers or Network Attached Storage devices Backup Shows The Backup Shows function enables the transfer of Show data from the Streamer Engine to external storage The files for one Show can be transferred in each operation Each Show is composed of two files identified by the Show ID number see Show ID on page 19 1 The ShowID shw file stores the compressed binary data recorded from each of the Show s DMX streams and 2 The ShowID xmil file stores a description of the Show and its originating data formats in XML eXtensible Markup Language Both Show files are required for successful restoration Select Show SELECT SHOWS Select Show ABBA on lce Check gt gt Backup The Show to be archived is selected from the drop down list of Shows currently stored in the E Streamer Check Show Files SHOW FILE CHECK Results For Show Id 1 Show File Status Verified Click here to view Estreamer Lov Pressing the Check gt gt button tests the integrity of the Show files then opens a window reporting on their status Proceed with the file backup only if the Show File Check shows the file status as verified 32 E Streamer Manual June 2008 Copy Show Files Pressing the Backup button displays hyperlinks to the S
30. am that will be recorded and relayed as part of the Show Any continuous range of DMX512 channel numbers 1 512 may be entered for the stream DMX USB Stream Name Aux 1 Stream Type gt ESP DMX USB PRO ARTNET Device ID 1 DMX USB Channel Range Start 1 Stop 512 Save Stream Remove Stream Enttec s DMX USB Pro interface is a bi directional DMX to USB interface for a single DMX512 universe DMX USB Pro units can be connected to any or all of the four USB ports on the rear panel of the Streamer Engine allowing direct DMX512 input and output from the E Streamer Device ID Each DMX USB Pro interface is assigned a Device ID when connected to the Streamer Engine See USB Device Identification on page 38 The Device ID selected for the stream should correspond to a device already connected to the E Streamer Channel Range The channel range is the block of DMX channels from the current data stream that will be recorded and relayed as part of the Show Any continuous range of DMX512 channel numbers 1 512 may be entered for the stream Save Stream The Save Stream button saves all configuration information for the current stream Remove Stream The Remove Stream button deletes all configuration data for the current stream Pressing the Remove Stream button produces a dialogue box to confirm the removal operation 2 Are you sure you want to delete LED Matrix B 17 Show Configuration Deleting a Show EDITING SH
31. arting a Show whenever the Newsroom cameras are switched on then changing Shows when the weather graphics are put to air Starting alternate Shows on the half hour and quarter hour until 23 30 on weekend nights from January to March Starting a Show and repeating it continuously whenever the building management computer system draws the blinds Starting a Show every time a Jackpot is scored on Thursday evenings during the winter Starting a Show at sunrise every Tuesday and repeating it continuously until an hour and five minutes after sunset Starting a different continuously repeating Show each weeknight at 20 15 that runs until 00 30 New Event Edit Event gt gt i New Event View All Enter name here Selecting the New Event button creates a new Event in the Playlist and prompts for a name for the new event 1 19 characters Names may contain letters numbers or spaces but the first character must be a letter Selecting the Create gt gt button accepts the Event name and opens the Edit Event screen to enter the details of the new event Edit Event Edit Event gt gt il New Event fi View All EVENT DETAILS RUN_OF_SHOW Show s ABBA on Ice Start 20 25 Stop 23 45 Cycle Minute No cycle Hour No cycle Weekday s Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Day No cycle Month Every Month Delete Event Event Save amp Confirm M
32. ction 3 Status Connection Status Connected Duration 00 31 48 Speed 100 0 Mbps Activity oe Received ent ecelve UL 473 342 9 857 145 Select the Properties button to view the settings for the connection 58 E Streamer Manual June 2008 t Local Area Connection 3 Properties General Advanced Connect using This connection uses the following items Client for Microsoft Networks File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks Z QoS Packet Scheduler pE internet Protocol TCP IP Description Transmission Control Protocol Internet Protocol The default wide area network protocol that provides communication across diverse interconnected networks C Show icon in notification area when connected Notify me when this connection has limited or no connectivity Select Internet Protocol TCP IP then the Properties button to view the IP address settings Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties all Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties QVQK xx y m General Alternate Configuration General You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports You can get IP settings assigned automatically if your network supports this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for this capability Otherwise you need to ask your network administrator for the appropriate IP settings the appropriate IP settings Obtain an
33. d interfaces If more than one DMX USB Pro is to be used it advisable to connect all devices to the E Streamer then perform a Hardware Reboot before configuring Shows that include DMX streams from these interfaces USB Device Identification Live Connection When a DMX USB Pro is connected to a running E Streamer it is allocated the next available device number 1 4 independently of which USB port it is connected to However the device number may change after a Streamer Engine reboot System Reboot During the Streamer Engine start up sequence any connected DMX USB Pros will be allocated device numbers in the priority sequence shown in the picture below pm i For example if DMX USB Pros are connected to sockets 2 and 4 then at start up the DMX USB Pro in socket 2 will be assigned USB device number and the DMX USB Pro in socket 4 will be assigned USB device number 2 During DMX USB Pro identification and connection the system log screen on the Streamer Engine see Streamer Engine screens on page 54 will display messages regarding FTDI devices FTDI manufacture the communications chip in the DMX USB Pro Update Application UPDATE APPLICATION Name of Update File C enttec update tar gz Click to upload file Upload File The Update Application function provides a facility to update the firmware internal software that runs the E Streamer To obtain the latest revision of this software visit
34. dule Events to run in almost any pattern imaginable Cycle settings allow e specific months and days to be selected for Event activation e Event triggering to be activated at given time patterns during each day The default Cycle settings for new Events are Every Month and Every Day 21 Show Control Cycle Month Determines which months the Event will be enabled Every Month MONTH SETTINGS Every Month Between Months Set Every Month Choose Months A Cycle of Every Month will enable the Event to be played every month of the year This is the default setting for all Events The Set Every Month button saves the month cycle setting The Cancel Month Cycle button removes a month cycle setting from the Event Between Months Cancel Month Cycle MONTH SETTINGS Every Month Between March Between Months And July wO Choose Months SetMonths A Between Months Cycle defines a continuous range of months during which the Event will be played The range is inclusive of the selected months E g Between March and July includes March April May June and July The Set Months button saves the month cycle setting The Cancel Month Cycle button removes a month cycle setting from the Event Specified Months MONTH SETTINGS E January E February W March E April E May Between Months E June F july E Aug E Se ptember October Choose Months EO November December A Cho
35. e lt MAIN button returns the LCD panel to the Streamer Engine Main Menu e Settings Menu on page 51 select the RESTORE button and confirm the restore process when prompted W The Streamer Engine will then go offline for approximately two minutes while shutting down and rebooting During this time the web browser will report that the server is unavailable System Restart SYSTEM RESTART Warning Any running or recording shows will be stopped Sofware Reset Hardware Reboot Hardware reboot Restarts in about 2 Re initializes the software min Software Reset Selecting the Software Reset button terminates and restarts the E Streamer software and the Web Interface a process that takes about 10 20 seconds Note that a software reset will terminate all Recording and Playback activities Hardware Reboot A hardware reboot must be performed after each software upgrade or network IP change A reboot is the equivalent to shutting down and re starting the E Streamer Selecting the Hardware Reboot button produces a dialogue box to confirm the reboot operation a Reboot E Streamer P Warning Allow at least 2 min for system to start back Please Confirm WP The Streamer Engine will go offline for approximately two minutes while shutting down and rebooting Note that rebooting terminates all Recording and Playback activities 39 Settings E Streamer Rebooting Progress LELICCTETETETEUII 0 100 Please wait T
36. e defines the specific days of the week during which the Event will be played The Set Weekdays button saves the day cycle setting The Cancel Day Cycle button removes a day cycle setting from the Event Between Weekdays DAY SETTINGS Every Day Between Tuesda hi i Between Days And Selected Weekdays set WeekDays Between Weekdays A Between Weekdays Cycle defines a continuous range of weekdays during which the Event will be played The range is inclusive of the selected days E g Between Tuesday and Friday includes Tuesday Wednesday Thursday and Friday The Set Weekdays button saves the day cycle setting The Cancel Day Cycle button removes a day cycle setting from the Event 29 Show Control Cycle Hour Every Hour Cancel Hour Cycle HOUR SETTINGS Every Hour Between Hours Set Every Hour 9 Choose Hours A Cycle of Every Hour will enable the Event to be played every hour of the day The Set Every Hour button saves the Hour cycle setting The Cancel Hour Cycle button removes an Hour cycle setting from the Event Between Hours Cancel Hour Cycle HOUR SETTINGS 9 Every Hour Between 13 Between Hours And 16 J Choose Hours A Between Hours Cycle defines a continuous range of hours during which the Event will be played The range is inclusive of the selected hours E g Between 13 and 18 includes the 13th 14th 15th 16th 17th and 18th hours of the day
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38. eb Interface password requirement to be removed without entering the current password RRR EHSL Sett inge Merd TERRE ee Possuigp ed Reset Sugcdcessafuj CHAIN ana exe GALE The Web Interface will be open and accessible to everyone without requiring a password The BACKUP and RESTORE functions allow the creation and retrieval of archival copies of the Shows on the Streamer Engine s hard disk drive Archives are transferred through any Streamer Engine USB port to a USB mass storage device such as a USB flash drive or external USB hard drive All files are stored in the root directory of the mass storage device These include system and Show configuration files Playlist files and highly compressed Show data files The archive files typically require only 10 15 of the space they occupy on the Streamer Engine s internal disk drive A single archival USB mass storage device should be connected to E Streamer prior to attempting any backup or restore operations The System Log screen on the Streamer Engine displays the system mounting and unmounting USB mass storage devices see System Log Alt F2 on page 54 Backup BACKP RRR EHSL ener Sel i ings Meri Seas l Backup all shows to Usk Running shews will STOR Dont irde Y N CHAIN naa ee YES DE pie The BACKUP function creates a compressed archival copy of E Streamer system configuration and all Show data on a standard USB mass storage device As the archiving proces
39. ecord REC herinne EA 50 Pause PAUS ccc ae tetncnlenkindeash donusaennetmsbssseulat 50 Resume RESUM V wiicivecenceusisdiccsatindacertvaditase 51 SOD a E A 51 MA IN aa EE eae 51 Network Menu NET cccccsssscccsssscccsssccccccees 51 EMAN enna sen tcide es ea e 51 Settings Menu SETT cccccccsccssssssssssscccssees 51 CMA N aati tecaes tess 51 Password Reset PASSW ccceeeccceeeeceeeee 52 Backup BACKP sissies nGukantlian 52 REstore RESTR irunaein n 53 STREAMER ENGINE ssssissssssssecseassenscssdecoseesscassoessss 54 Streamer Engine SCrochS ena 54 FreeBSD system console default display 54 SVEM LOE aar A O A 54 E Streamer Stas pena sd 54 Show Status default display 0000000000000 54 DMX Momltor ceccccccccccesssseeeeeceeeeaeeeeeeeees 55 Seleena SNOWS rarse 55 DCIECHNS SUCAINS aein a a ales 55 E STREAMER SETUP ssccscsisissecesucebudscsscascsapabacssnceos 56 Connecting up the E Streamet ccccssssees 56 Basic connections a yeceheidedicaenceeencnc cetera eredi 56 WITS PO WCE menak a doverssadavtelates 56 TCP IP OVer EIneimeta oscsscdnicrcsvascaseacmiek 56 Advanced Connections cccccssssssseeseeeeeeeeees 56 MUS Beorn secs antedaseneet oes t cdeathesetecae cone 56 RS 232 serial communications 000cc08 56 PS 2 er e a E 56 NGOA VIIE Oor a o Eai 56 Connecting to the E Streamer s Web Interface56 Connecting to the E Streamer on a network with a DHCP
40. ention to overwrite the existing Show is required before proceeding SRR RRR Pri ormai iorn Merit eee eee ee Tdi Names Human Canrnen Tues RECORDING PREV NEXT STOP FAUS MAIN The RECORD function records the DMX streams defined in the Show Configuration screen on the Streamer Engine s web interface The length of the recording is limited only by the available hard disk space in the Streamer Engine Pause PAUS RA Scan Ppi ormat ion Mep ERRER REKER E Ia Names ARCA om Toe PALISED PREV NEAT STUP RESUM CHAIN The PAUSE function is only available when the currently displayed Show is either playing or recording Pressing the PAUSE button temporarily stops the record or play process for the currently displayed Show and enables the RESUME function When PAUSE is pressed in play mode output is frozen at the last frame in each DMX stream 50 E Streamer Manual June 2008 When PAUSE is pressed in record mode recording is stopped at the last frame in each DMX stream Resume RESUM The RESUME function is only available when the currently displayed Show is paused Pressing the RESUME button continues the previously paused record or play process When RESUME is pressed in play mode output in each DMX stream continues from the frame at which the PAUSE button was pressed When RESUME is pressed in record mode recording continues from directly after the last recorded frame in each DMX stream Stop The STOP function is only a
41. erwrite the existing Playlist Pressing the Restore Now button produces a dialogue box to confirm the restore operation This will overwrite any exisitng Playlists Continue cone If the selected file is a valid Playlist file E Streamer displays the message Playlist Restored succesfully If the file name is not plist xml or if the contents of the file are not valid Playlist XML data a message detailing the problem is displayed Invalid XML file XML is not correct Invalid XML file Incorrect Name If the Playlist file is restored directly using an FTP client the contents of the file are not validated Backup and Restore using an FTP client E Streamer includes a public File Transfer Protocol FTP server on port 21that provides access to the Show data stored on the removable hard drive This enables file backup and restore operations to be performed using any available FTP client Suitable clients include the powerful but not for the faint hearted command line tool ftp that is available on most operating systems and much friendlier applications such as WS_FTP and FileZilla for Windows Fetch for the Mac and gFTP and dozens of others that run on Linux 34 E Streamer Manual June 2008 Screen Layout E Mizia Connected to 101 23 beka ple fet reefer Yee Glue garr Hala Sib MBO mR P rmm 10123 User oomoo Paimo s seenee Poti 21 Cuda Tamm yi PATY Senne 727 Erimena Pave Meets 10123 Les a STOA 4 sh
42. es and daylight savings times is available from www timeanddate com It may also be available from a nearby GPS receiver or navigation system To upload new location settings to the Streamer Engine select the adjacent Change button Network Interfaces NETWORK INTERFACES HIDE PRIMARY INTERFACE ACTIVE MANUALLY CONFIGURED IP Address wm i l2 i3 Change gt gt UseDHCP Net Mask 255 0 _ 0 _ Oo Gateway Address 10 _ _ 0 _ 254 SECONDARY INTERFACE CURRENTLY USING DHCP IP Address 0 _0 0 _0 Change gt gt I Use DHCP Net Mask 0 _0 _0 _ 0 oy The Streamer Engine has two10 100MBps Ethernet network interfaces Although both interfaces can connect to the E Streamer s Web Interface the primary interface should be used for all communications The secondary interface is used only for direct data streaming to auxiliary devices The interface currently connecting to the E Streamer Web Interface will be identified by the label ACTIVE If an interface has been allocated its IP address by a DHCP server it will be identified by the label Currently Using DHCP If the IP address has been set by entering data into IP Address boxes it will be identified by the label Manually Configured 4 Settings Primary Interface IP Address The factory default primary IP address is 10 1 2 3 with a network mask of 255 0 0 0 however any valid IP address may be entered manually into the I P Address and Net Mask boxes
43. ew _ a Aaa fobs meccrad wy tooled wee Jrh OL tem rih in rei eee EE Hby ee par ner Hii Upati success ul Lica See C Dauna a Tre Ramie Me restore i d Teuti Filename Filesize Filetype Cate Time Permissions Deanar F t i Yoe P gape fui sche Ois ATLGT7G SHW File jil Links l x di Local Settings ali a AM rast ha mni HIO KML Dorum Mus Filename Filmat Filetype Lasi Wooded di Lash 26 KO SHY File 12006 HH FM Lm 79 KML Document LAMA0 a M F i ISME SHIN File L406 H FPM badi Bi 7M KML Document 1 0 7006 10 7 PM FTF protocol Pilar SEB XML Drecurserd 1 04 7006 AST PRA bee Seem Sie Drk Taha lipan bien Das tomer Local System Remote System Saaciad J hler lh LAPD ble a Tia aih ot a aS byes Leral filename 5 Direct Ermete Filenar Hest Stabs a rest Ready Que dh E amp The format used by the vast majority of FTP clients is to display two main windows one showing the files on your local client computer and the other showing the files on the remote FTP server system in this case an E Streamer The screens shown are from the free public domain FileZilla FTP client but the main features are common to all modern FTP clients Local System panel Displays folders and files on your local computer Allows the selection of files to be sent to the E Streamer remote system Allows selection of the destination folders for files being received from E Streamer remote system Remote System panel Di
44. fers into the restore folder E Streamer processes the Show files resolving any clashes with existing ShowIDs or Show names then relocates them to the shows folder Playlist data All Playlist data is stored in the file plist xml in the shows folder The Playlist file is backed up from the shows folder but wherever possible should be restored using the Restore Playlist function as this process includes important file content validation See Restore Playlist on page 34 Sources for downloading FTP clients Client Filezilla filezilla sourceforge net www fetchsoftworks com eftp seul org 36 E Streamer Manual June 2008 SETTINGS E Streamer Log The System Settings page allows configuration of a range of Streamer Engine system network and communications settings System Control Playlist PLAYLIST Playlist s currently Active Disable Playlist DMX USB PRO SERVICE USB 1 Dewice Found USB 2 Dewice Not Found USB 3 Device Not Found USB 4 Device Not Found Refresh USB Status UPDATE APPLICATION Name of Update File aaa Click to upload file Upload File SYSTEM RESTART Warning Any running or recording shows will be stopped Sofware Reset Hardware Reboot Ha rdware reboot Restarts in about 2 Re initializes the software min The Playlist is the scheduler at the heart of all E Streamer Show replay and must be enabled the factory default configuration for n
45. hat may be handled by the current version Streamer Engine 11 E Streamer Home E Streamer Version Version number of the currently running Streamer Engine software Serial Interface Version Version number of the currently running LCD panel controller Black Box firmware Web Interface Version Version number of the currently running Web Server Interface software MAC Address This is the unique 48 bit Media Access Control address of the network interface currently connecting the Streamer Engine to your web browser System Time SYSTEM TIME 01 APR 2006 Selecting the System Time link at the foot of the screen opens the Time and Place panel on the E Streamer Settings screen See Time and Place on page 40 12 E Streamer Manual June 2008 SHOW CONFIGURATION The Show Configuration page provides the facility to define a Show then configure or modify the DMX data streams used to control the Show Edit Show gt gt New Show Select a show to edit Create a new Show Creating a New Show Edit Show gt gt New Show Enter Show Name 25 Chars Only Selecting the New Show button brings up the Enter Show Name box which accepts standard text up to 25 characters The Create gt gt button accepts the name and brings up the main Show Configuration editor Configuring the Show EDITING SHOW ID Red Carpet OB Show Options Play on powerup E Frame Rate 25 FPS Enable Artnet Control E Enable
46. he keyboard and video port on the rear of the E Streamer s case Used for monitoring replay activity and DMX stream content System File Storage All operating system and E Streamer program files are stored on internal flash memory for high reliability and rapid start up Show Data Storage The E Streamer stores Show data on a removable 3 5 inch IDE PATA hard disk drive For data stability and reliability the drive is formatted under the BSD Unix File System UFS and is not readable by Windows or Macintosh operating systems Getting to know E Streamer FAST TRACK GUIDE TO THE E STREAMER To record and replay a show on E Streamer e Connect the E Streamer to a power supply and an Ethernet Network See Basic connections on page 56 e Open the E Streamer s Web Interface in a web browser on your computer See Connecting to the E Streamer s Web Interface on page 56 e Set up your Show data input sources See Show Configuration on page 13 e Record your Show data from either gt the Show Control page see Show Control on page 19 or gt the Show Menu on the LCD panel see Show Menu on page 49 e Replay your Show from either gt the Show Control page see Show Control on page 19 or gt the Show Menu on the LCD panel see Show Menu on page 49 Typical E Streamer system schematic Laptop Firefox Internet Explorer or any other web browser EE j j Sse sees eee ee ee ae tii Ethernet Switch
47. he progress bar indicates the estimated status of the reboot process After approximately two minutes a message 1s displayed Please check the LCD to see if the E Streamer is ready then click OF to re connect When the Streamer Engine is on line the Main Menu is displayed on the LCD screen see Main Menu on page 49 If it is not ready the web browser will report that the server is unavailable Time and Place TIME amp PLACE HIDE SYSTEM DATE TIME Date 1 April 206 Time 20 00 Change gt gt Warning Any running or recording shows will be stopped E STREAMER LOCATION REQUIRED FOR SUNRISE SUNSET Get your city s settings from here www timeanddate com Offset from GMT pre 2 Y min 00 Latitude 51 o J74 North Longitude 30 0o East Change gt gt Sunrise 05 38 Sunset 16 30 System Date Time The date and time are used by the E Streamer for scheduling calculations and should be set to match the time zone where the E Streamer is located Adjustments for local daylight savings summer time are not automatically calculated by E Streamer and should be included in the time entered SYSTEM DATE TIME Date i April 2006 Time 20 00 Change gt gt Warning Any running or recording shows will be stopped Date Range The E Streamer only accepts valid dates rolling over where dates such April 31 are entered Year Range Only the years immediately before or
48. how files stored on the E Streamer BACKUP LINKS Show File l shw 8 31 MB XML File i xml 799 Bytes Please right click save target as The files may be copied to the external storage location by right clicking each hyperlink or ctrl click with Mac OS and selecting the option equivalent to Save Target As or Save Link As varies with browser and operating system This allows selection of the target location and file name for each of the files comprising the selected Show eo a 1 shw from 10 1 2 3 es Estimated time left 31 sec 2 42MB of 8 31MB copied Download to A Documents Shows Tour 06 1shw Transfer rate 118KB Sec Open Open Folder Cancel The operating system then copies the selected file to your archive location This process must be repeated for both files of each Show that requires an external backup An alternate approach is to use an FTP File Transfer Protocol client to transfer the Show files directly from the shows folder on the Streamer Engine to your external archive location see Backup and Restore using an FTP client on page 34 It is advisable to use the Check Show Files function to validate all files before making archival copies Restore Shows The Restore Shows function enables Windows 2000 and Windows XP users running Microsoft s Internet Explorer browser to restore Show data from external storage to the Streamer Engine Users of other operating systems such as Windows Vista Mac
49. hting for the LCD display If the backlighting is set to OFF pressing this button will set it to ON If the backlighting is set to ON pressing this button will set it to OFF When the LCD function is set to ON the screen backlight will be on whenever the E Streamer is connected to its mains power supply Black Dos Sus Meru Vea m Uh ept beat Com LOO Gack light is OFF when Sustem OFF SUSt em Te OFF BALE LID PeT LIN When the LCD function is set to OFF the screen backlight will only be on if the Streamer Engine is running Back The BACK function is only available when the Streamer Engine is running Pressing the BACK button takes the LCD display back to the Streamer Engine Main Menu Reset RST HHH RE t ega CM iI IN The RESET function is only available when the Streamer Engine is running W Pressing the RESET button is similar to pressing the Reset button on a desktop computer All Streamer Engine operations are terminated immediately The Streamer Engine then runs through its boot up sequence a process that takes approximately two minutes When the Streamer Engine is ready for operation the LCD panel switches to the Main Menu and the Streamer Engine system console screen see Streamer Engine screens on page 54 displays the message login 48 E Streamer Manual June 2008 On Black Box Sus Meru Vw UHHH Gt beet Com SUStem 1g Dot IPW aaa BACK LCD Ris T CFF The ON function is only available when
50. ight of the screen f E Streamer Home E Streamer s operational status and information i Show Config Show configuration and modification j Show Control Record and replay Shows f Playlist Scheduling for Show replay j Backup Restore Save and restore Shows and Playlists i Settings Configuration and control for system parameters network interfaces geographic location and system clock System software updates E Streamer Home Password Access Control A password may be set to control access to the Web Interface If a password has been set a login screen will be displayed The server Estreamer Web Access requires a username and password Warning This server is requesting that your username and password be sent in an insecure manner basic authentication without a secure connection User name 3 admin bi Password E Remember my password Cancel The User name for all E Streamer systems is admin The password is set from the Web Password screen of the E Streamer Settings page See Web Password on page 44 10 E Streamer Manual June 2008 E STREAMER HOME This page is automatically displayed when connection is established between a web browser and the E Streamer It shows the operational status of E Streamer and a summary of some basic system settings Although the time display updates continuously system operational statistics are only updated every 10 seconds Current Time 20 00 00 Sat Current Da
51. ing session Status The Show s current play status is displayed as STOPPED PLAYING PAUSED or RECORDING Show Master The Show Master acts as proportional master fader over all data in all Streams in the Show This function is useful for a temporary reduction in Show levels but it also proportionally reduces data values to other devices including effects equipment and robotic luminaires Pressing the Show Master button for a Show opens the master level screen SHOW MASTER CONTROL HUMAN CANNON SHOW MASTER CONTROL HUMAN CANNON 255 Set To 80 Lal 80 205 60 205 Submaster SET o Master levels are set using 20 E Streamer Manual June 2008 the mouse to drag the level indicator knob the mouse scroll wheel to increase or decrease the level the Up and Down cursor keys to change the DMX value by 1 the PageUp and PageDown keys to change the DMX value by 5 the Home key sets the DMX value to 255 the End key sets the DMX value to zero Pressing the Set To xx button sets the Show Master to the currently selected level Duration This is the playing time of the Show in hours minutes seconds and hundredths of seconds HH MM SS ss If a Show has recently been defined or modified in the Show Configuration screen a link to the Check Show function on the Backup and Restore page is displayed This function will update the display to the Show s current duration Group Control Group contr
52. layzackremote Enttec s DMXPlayBack Remote unit can be plugged into the Streamer Engine s RS 232 serial communications port via an adaptor unit which is available separately from Enttec The remote unit uses the Enttec serial control protocol to control playback of the first 12 Shows Show IDs 1 12 in the E Streamer The PlayBack Remote is disabled by factory default DMX Playback Remote Enable Playback currently Disabled To enable control by a DMXPlayBack remote unit select the Enable button As control by PlayBack Remote is mutually exclusive to control via the RS232 remote protocol this action will disable remote control via RS232 DMX Playback Remote Disable Playback currently Enabled To disable control by a DMXPlayBack Remote unit select the Disable button RS232 Remote R5232 Communication Protocol RS5232 currently Disabled To enable control via the RS232 protocol select the Enable button This action will disable remote control via a DMXPlayBack remote unit R523 Communication Protocol RS232 currently Enabled To disable control via the RS232 protocol select the Disable button The Communication Protocol link displays the full E Streamer R232 communications protocol TCP IP Network Control TCP IP NETWORK CONTROL Communication HowTo Here The E Streamer can be remote controlled via TCP port 3000 on its Web Interface IP address The control protocol includes commands for the creation rec
53. mer is a powerful DMX512 recorder and playback device capable of recording up to 64 Streams of DMX per show Multiple shows can be recorded or played back simultaneously with virtually unlimited triggering and scheduling options E Streamer can meet the needs of highly complex shows in even the largest of lighting installations Layout The E Streamer is 3 Unit 133 35mm high rack case designed to be mounted in a standard 19 inch 482 6mm equipment rack using the supplied mounting brackets See a E E Streamer front panel LCD status display window Indicates operational status and Show information Power LED System status LED Error LED Panel Buttons Removable Hard drive E Streamer rear connector panel IEC Power input socket Accepts AC voltages in the range 100V 260V at frequencies from 50Hz to 60Hz RJ45 socket 1 Ethernet network port VRO RJ45 socket 2 Ethernet network port VR1 DB 15 VGA socket Video output for system monitoring configuration and maintenance USB type A sockets USB mass storage and Enttec DMX USB Pro interfaces DB9 RS 232 socket Serial data connector for remote control PS2 socket Keyboard input for system configuration and maintenance PS2 socket Not used in this version of E Streamer DB25 Parallel data socket Not used in this version of E Streamer E Streamer Manual June 2008 Features The E Streamer provides e Up to 64 universes per show Unlimited
54. ndontolectarene seats 25 Select Shows for Event cccccccccssssssssseeeees 25 Event Start Setting S inciccdeasheaMoondanesaatievedake 25 Time OTD AY enner 25 SPECAL EVED oo io reshonecniaweioecads 25 SUNAS SUNSET eerie an a E 26 Event Stop SCUUNCS scciicackcontecanonsinabsctondaviomnreanes 26 Te OF Da Vereen E 26 SPCC lal EV cil Case S 26 Sunrise SUNSET arses vee esse ceeete testa ada vee aie 27 Event Cycle SEUNS Sesma eras Zi Cy Cle NIGH errans rS 28 very M ON eea a 28 Between MonthS seeseeesssssssssssssseeeresesssssss 28 Specified Months iirinn rass 28 Cycle Da Vere EE 28 Every Dayaro E EENE 28 Between Day S ccnccavaccuwacnnnavenss 29 Selected W COKC AY S seinss ins schansinn iia naiera 29 Between Weekdays cccccccccccccssssseeeeeeees 29 Table of Contents Cele HOU nenna ee ee eee ne ence 30 Even IOUT eson 30 Between HOUTS mirarse aee 30 Selected OUTS soeren r 30 Cycle MINUTE sires n a E 30 Every MMU enone E 30 Between Minutes isnin 31 Seleced MINUTES ceiien n 31 BACKUP RESTORE oiscasssssicesansdscdvossunsesacccssesssaceass 32 Back Upa Shows ieioea TER 32 Select SNOW eceania 32 CHECK SHOW FE Sonnar Ea 32 Copy Show FIlOS ccscetesei coc ectcantveveestedenedeteress 33 Resto SNOWS neson E 33 Open Restore Location csesseseeeeeeeees 33 Backup Play liS E 34 Restore Play WSC sin canctastescersavcrsenadbasencuusartieiveiies 34 Backup and Restore using an FTP client 34 cree Layou l
55. nnection Although some FTP clients may insist on the entry of the user name anonymous and an email address as a password before connecting any email address is acceptable this 1s not required by E Streamer FileZilla users need only enter the E 33 Backup and Restore Streamer s IP address then press the Quickconnect button to open an FTP connection E Streamer s FTP server operates on the Internet standard TCP port 21 which is the default port for most FTP clients Show files on the E Streamer All show data files on the E Streamer are located in the shows folder in the top level root folder of the FTP server File and folder navigation on an FTP client is similar to navigation on your operating system Remote Site Filename lt Filesize Filetype Date Time Permissions EL restore File Folder 22 03 2006 13 26 lrwxr xr x ai shows File Folder 22 03 2006 13 26 lrwxr Xx0 x Show data Each Show is composed of two files identified by the Show ID number see Show ID on page 19 1 The ShowID shw file stores the compressed binary data recorded from each of the Show s DMX streams and 2 The ShowID xmil file stores a description of the Show and its originating data formats in XML eXtensible Markup Language Both files are required for successful backup and restoration of each Show Show files are backed up from the shows folder but must be restored to the restore folder Immediately after the completion of file trans
56. ns There are three displays available from the Streamer Engine The Print Screen key switches between displays or the screens can be accessed directly through pressing an Alt F Key combination FreeBSD system console default display Alt F1 This screen is the standard Unix console It may be used for system tasks by Enttec technical support System Log Alt F2 The E Streamer s system log is a chronological record of system events It can be very valuable in diagnosing system configuration problems and errors in command sequences E Streamer Status Alt F3 The status screens provide realtime views of recording and replay activity and the data slots in each of the DMX512 streams Show Status default display F1 EHTTEC E Streamer ESTREAMER UX XA AAAA Shows Loaded Shows 1 ABBA on Ice Status Streams 05 FPS 486 Time 46 06 82 75 F 17497 2 Human Gannon Tues Status Streams 03 FP 25 Time 46 06 6H 6H F 8 3 Human Cannon Wed Status Streams 03 FP 25 Time 80 08 16 09 F 18182 5 D Human Cannon Thurs Status Streams 1 03 FFS 40 Time 66 66 660 08 F Human Cannon Friday Status Streams 03 FPS 44 Time 0 0 38 81 F 1 09 The Show Status screen displays data on all currently defined Shows Shows Loaded The number of Shows currently defined N Show ID number see Show ID on page 19 Show Name Status Record Play status STOP PAUSE REC PLAY Streams Number
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58. o avoid recording redundant duplicate DMX512 data Instead it records only unique frames and the time for which each frame is to be replayed 13 Show Configuration Recording Control Channel A single DMX channel can be used as an override control for the recording of a Show Any channel in any of the Show s DMX streams can be assigned as the Recording Control Channel for that Show As this includes channels that may lie outside the range of channels being recorded for a stream it is possible to use a channel for recording control that will not be recorded into the Show Recording begins only when a Record button has been pressed and the assigned control channel reaches the set threshold value Recording will continue until the level of the control channel falls below the threshold value This function can not be activated until the DMX data streams have been allocated for the Show Enable Recording Control Channel W Select Stream GrandMa 1 hi Channel 1 h Value 0 ng Enable Recording Control Channel Selection of the Enable box activates recording control for the Show Stream The stream containing the Control Channel is selected from the list of data streams defined for the Show Channel The control channel in the selected data stream is selected from the Channel list Value The trigger threshold level 0 255 is selected from the Value list The values used are DMX levels not channel percentages 1 is approximately 2 5 DMX s
59. ol provides simultaneous manual triggering of the replay functions for one or more shows For ease of group selection it is advisable to disable the fast page refresh cycle with the Disable Refresh button The Enable Refresh button returns the Show Control page to the standard five second refresh cycle SHOW CONTROL Enable Refresh SelectAll Selection Select All All Shows can be selected simultaneously for inclusion in the next Group Control operation by pressing the Select All button Selections are cleared after each operation Show Selection Shows can be included in the next Group Control operation by selecting the box next to the Show ID Selections are cleared after each operation Play Once The Play Once button only functions on Shows with recorded DMX data Pressing the Play Once button starts the selected Shows output streams from the first frame of the recording and flashes the Play symbol The Shows will play only until the end of their recorded data Play Forever The Play Forever button only functions on Shows with recorded DMX data Pressing the Play Forever button starts the selected Shows output streams from the first frame of the recording and flashes their Play symbol The selected Shows will repeat continuously until stopped or paused 21 Show Control Pause The Pause button functions only on Shows that are playing or already in pause mode Pressing the Pause button temporarily freezes the
60. ording replay pausing and deletion of Shows Communication HowTo This is a link to the application note describing how to implement network communication with the Streamer Engine Engineers and system developers will probably find this absolutely riveting Web Password WEB PASSWORD HIDE CHANGE PASSWORD oocoooooooooooooooooooo New Password Access to E Streamer s Web Interface may be protected by a password By default no password is set and the Web Interface is open to everyone 44 E Streamer Manual June 2008 Change Password A new password for E Streamer may be set by entering any string of text into the New Password box and pressing the Change button will produce the message PASSWORD CHANGED SUCCESSFULLY All access to the Web Interface will require entry of the system username admin and password Remove Password Requirement To remove the requirement for password access to the Web Interface leave the New Password box blank and press the Change button Reset System Password E Streamer s Web Password requirement can be removed with the Password Reset option on the Settings menu of the LCD Panel see 45 Settings Password Reset PASSW on page 52 System Logs SYSTEM LOGS E Streamer Log E Streamer Log View Crontab The E Streamer s system log is a chronological record of system events The log can be very valuable in diagnosing system configuration problems and err
61. ormal operation However there may be times when programming configuring or testing the E Streamer or the DMX network when it may be convenient to temporarily suspend operation of the Playlist without modifying its contents PLAYLIST Playlist s currently Active Disable Playlist To suspend Playlist operations select the Disable Playlist button 37 Settings Playlist Disabled While the Playlist is disabled a reminder message is displayed at the bottom of the main navigation menu Pressing the Playlist Disabled button returns to the system settings page PLAYLIST Playlist s currently Disabled Enable Playlist To restore Playlist operations select the Enable Playlist button Don t forget to check that you restored Playlist operations before creating your E Streamer fault ticket on the Enttec support system DMX USB Pro connections The E Streamer supports direct DMX512 data input and output through the Enttec DMX USB Pro interface Up to four DMX USB Pros may be connected to the USB ports on the rear panel of the E Streamer DMX USB PRO SERVICE USB 1 Device Found USB 2 Device Not Found USB 3 Device Not Found USB 4 Device Not Found Refresh USB Status Each DMX USB Pro is automatically identified and enabled when it is connected to the E Streamer system and its presence shown in the DMX USB Pro section The Refresh USB Status button updates the screen to show any recent changes to the list of connecte
62. ors in command sequences The most recent events are at the end of the file ENTTEC E Streamer www enttec com ESTREAMER V1 XX XXXX Waiting for connections on Port 3000 Show Data stored in shows Network info OS Hostname blackbox IP Address Current Date 04 01 06 20 00 11 Art Net sending on 10 255 255 255 ESP sending on 10 255 255 255 Enabled Console Display STAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT TAT Crontab US US US US US US US Got Got Got Got Got Got Got PLAY Command for show id 1 loop Init Command for show id 0 Init Command for show id 0 PAUSE Command for show id 1 PAUSE Command for show id 1 STOP Command for show id 1 PLAY Command for show id 1 loop i The E Streamer s crontab file contains the current settings for the Show replay scheduling system which is based on the Unix cron daemon The crontab listing can be very valuable to assist Enttec Technical Support in diagnosing scheduling problems 00 20 08 46 usr local bin php app edit_cron php x x app auto_cron 1 1 0 18 2 6 app auto_cron 7 1 1 1 6 x app auto_cron 4 1 21 22 x app auto_cron 2 1 1 01 app auto_cron 4 0 02 x app auto_cron 2 0 E Streamer Manual June 2008 LCD PANEL LCD Screen Format All E Streamer LCD screens have a menu title one or two lines of information and a row of labels for the seven buttons under the LCD display Only buttons that a
63. ose Months Cycle defines the specific months during which the Event will be played The Set Months button saves the month cycle setting Every Month The Cancel Month Cycle button removes a month cycle setting from the Event Cycle Day Determines which days the Event will be enabled Every Day DAY SETTINGS Ei Every Day Between Days Set Every Day W Selected Weekdays U Between Weekdays 28 E Streamer Manual June 2008 A Cycle of Every Day will enable the Event to be played every day of the month This is the default setting for all Events The Set Every Day button saves the Day cycle setting The Cancel Day Cycle button removes a Day cycle setting from the Event Between Days kK Every Day Between Days Selected Weekdays Between Weekdays DAY SETTINGS Between E oUF And an A Between Days Cycle defines a continuous range of days during which the Event will be played The range is inclusive of the selected days E g Between 5 and 11 includes days 5 6 7 8 9 10 and 11 of the month The Set Days button saves the day cycle setting The Cancel Day Cycle button removes a day cycle setting from the Event Selected Weekdays Cancel Day Cycle 3 Every Day A Between Days Selected Weekdays O Between Weekdays DAY SETTINGS Monday w Tuesday E Wednesday W Thursday E Friday E Saturday Sunday Set WeekDays A Selected Weekdays Cycl
64. oves any minute cycle setting from the Event Selected Minutes MInUTE S SETTINGS A e EFooone ese 0 i162 3 4 5 6 Fi 6 g E e e mE e e e 10 il 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 E o MA A MAAM NA 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 26 29 A o o MA o o M Ao 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 36 39 Choose Minutes F F F T El E E 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 a 49 A o p A A M M aga 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 A Selected Minutes Cycle defines the specific minutes of the hour during which the Event will be played The Set Minutes button saves the minute cycle setting The Cancel Min Cycle button removes any minute cycle setting from the Event Cancel Min Cycle Every Minute 9 Between Minutes m ga k A 3l Backup and Restore BACKUP RESTORE SELECT SHOWS Select Show SHOWNAMES Check gt gt Backup RESTORE SHOWS Open the link drag amp drop both files into the new window Internet explorer Only Otherwise open the link in your FTP client Open Restore Location BACKUP PLAYLISTS Right click save target link as Playlist XML RESTORE PLAYLISTS Browse Restore Playlist Restore Now Please make sure it is correct name amp XML as you saved This page allows you to save and restore external backup copies of the Show and Playlist data files stored on the E Streamer s hard disk drive The external storage medium can be any storage device connected to the loc
65. play process and flashes the Pause symbol on selected Shows that are in play mode Output is frozen at the last frame generated in each DMX Stream On Shows that were already in Pause mode the Pause button continues the previously paused play process Stop The Stop button functions only on selected Shows that are playing or paused Pressing the Stop button terminates the replay session for the selected Shows Subsequent Play operations on the selected Shows commence at the start of the recorded Show data 22 E Streamer Manual June 2008 PLAYLIST The Playlist is the scheduler at the heart of all E Streamer Show replay It holds a list of Events that can be started and stopped by a range of methods enabling very flexible scheduling Edit Event gt gt New Event View All Event Start Cycle Stop Status Day Month Hour Min WDay 02 00 after i Run of Show Srca Every Every None None None Gon Cycle Holiday Wk E a after None 6 8 None None E Inactive Sunset ae Forecourt _ Am 18 45 Every Every None None 2 6 H inactive a 17 03 2006 18 03 2006 St Patricks Di 54 55 02 15 expired Bastille Day 19 00 14 14 7 7 None None None 23 45 H inactive PA Exhibition 08 50 Every Every None None None 17 10 oa The Playlist screen allows the editing of existing events the creation of new events or updating the display of the full event list Event Structure Each event consists of e alist of Show
66. puter to an address on the same subnet 10 x x x as the E Streamer The suggested address is 10 0 0 1 but any unused address on the same subnet is valid See 56 E Streamer Manual June 2008 Setting your local IP address to 10 0 0 1 on page 58 To connect to the E Streamer s web interface launch your preferred web browser and enter http 10 1 2 3 in the address bar If your browser returns an error referring to the non availability of the server check that The E Streamer has finished booting up and is showing the Main Menu screen on the LCD panel Both your computer and the E Streamer are connected to the same Ethernet network Both your computer and the E Streamer have IP addresses on the same subnet Connecting to the E Streamer on a network with a DHCP server If your Local Area Network already has a DHCP server allocating IP addresses and you intend to use the E Streamer on that network 1 Connect the E Streamer to the LAN via the Secondary Ethernet port before starting up or reboot after connecting to the LAN 2 Get the IP address of the E Streamer from the Network Menu on the LCD panel See Network Menu NET on page 51 3 Launch your preferred web browser and enter the E Streamer s IP address into the address bar 4 Open the Settings page on E Streamer s Web Interface 5 On the Network Interfaces panel either set the Primary Interface to DHCP mode or assign a known vacant subnet address on the LAN subnet
67. re active for the current screen have labels above them The LCD terminal panel is active whenever the E Streamer is connected to a mains power supply even if the Streamer Engine is powered off LCD Menu System Continuously available Available only after power up System Main BACK Shows LCD PREVIOUS PREV RESET RST NEXT ON PLAY OFF STOP PAUSE PAUS RESUME RESUM RECORD REC lt MAIN Settings SETT lt MAIN PASSWORD PASSW BACKUP BACKP RESTORE RESTR Network NET System Menu Black Bos Sus Meru Vw MUUL Gt tega Com sustem is OFF LEL mT IN The LCD system menu is displayed when the E Streamer is initially connected to its mains power supply The screen title includes the version number for the firmware system software running on the LCD terminal and the address of the Enttec web site www enttec com where further information on the E Streamer is available The Streamer Engine s operational status is displayed in the information section 47 LCD Panel Return to the System Menu To return to the LCD System Menu at any time simultaneously press the two outer buttons on the row below the LCD display Pressing these buttons a second time takes the LCD display back to the Streamer Engine Main Menu N Press both for System Menu LCD Black Dos Sus Meru Vea m WL epi beet Com LOO Gack light is gluas ON SUSi em is OFF BALE LCD steal CN The LCD button has a toggle action controlling the backlig
68. relative to the sunrise or sunset at the E Streamer s location Time of Day SET START TIME Time HH MM 20 Times are specified in 24 hour format The Set Time button saves the start time for the Event Special Event Prev November 2006 Next Sun M T W Th F Sat i 2 3 4 3 6 i 8 9 10 11 1z 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 25 Show Control The date is selected from a three year range on the calendar 11 November 2006 Change Date SELECT START TIME Hour 12 Minute 40 Set Time Set Time The time on the selected day is specified in 24 hour format The Set Time button saves the start time for the Event Sunrise Sunset BEFORE AFTER SUN Time HH MM 0 35 Min Select Occurence Before SunRise Times relative to sunrise and sunset are calculated daily by the E Streamer from the Latitude Longitude and Local Time information entered from the Settings page See E Streamer Location on page 4 Times are specified in hours or minutes 1min 12hrs 59min before or after sunrise or sunset The Set Time button saves the start time for the Event Event Stop Settings A stop setting is optional It may be required to terminate an event that would otherwise loop for ever An Event may be scheduled to stop at a specified time of day aspecified time on a specified day atime relative to the sunrise or sunset at the E Streamer s location Time of Day
69. rom the service facility ENTTEC makes no warranty of any kind express or implied including without limitation the implied watranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose In no event shall ENTTEC be liable for indirect special or consequential damages 62 Appendix 1 FCC Declaration Federal Communications Commission FCC Declaration of Conformity Responsible Party ENTTEC Pty Ltd PO Box 282 Kew Vic 3101 Australia declares that the product E Streamer complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try
70. s requires full access to system resources running Shows are automatically stopped before the backup process begins Existing E Streamer files on the USB mass storage device are overwritten RRR EHSL adhe Sett ings Meri FSS aa ee leepeae PROCESS IHG sau Please wait MAIN aan Processing time is dependent on the amount of Show data to be compressed and transferred to the USB mass storage device but is usually completed in less than one minute RRR RE EHSL Settings Mery SSS ea ee Backup Successful maie to remove LIS mass Storage device EMAIN ses sre On completion of the backup process the USB mass storage device can be safely disconnected SRR RR pentr ener Sett ings Merd Saas 52 E Streamer Manual June 2008 Backup Patled CHAIN asa The backup process may fail if there is insufficient space on the USB mass storage device or if the device is not properly mounted Restore RESTR SRR Pott reamer Sett ings Merd RERE EE LReetore all shows from Leb Eeiteeamer will REBOOT Cort irae YAT MAIN aan mee VES Scans BE The RESTORE function replaces the current E Streamer system configuration and all Show data with the archived files from a standard USB mass storage device If the root directory of the USB mass storage device contains an E Streamer firmware update file usually named update tar gz the RESTORE function will update the internal operating software of the E Streamer All current Sho
71. s the default router network gateway subnet mask IP address expiry time and addresses for Domain Name Servers Typographic conventions used in this manual Buttons Web page button names and Navigation Bar buttons appear in a special typeface E g The name of the Windows Start button is printed as Start Data boxes The names of the boxes where data is entered appear in a different typeface E g the name of the Frame Rate entry box is printed as Frame Rate Panel buttons The names of the front panel buttons used to navigate the E Streamer s menu system appear in a specific typeface E g the name of the Back button is printed as BACK File and Folder names The names of data files and folders appear in a different typeface E g the name of the file show xml is printed as show xml E Streamer Screens The messages displayed on the LCD display are printed in a dot matrix typeface in a shaded box E g Black Dos Sus Meri Ve WH GL beet Com LOO Gack light is OFF when Suset em OFF is OFF BACK LCD E uy W this process may take a few minutes possibly long enough to take a coffee break 1 This process could take some time quite possibly enough time to make and eat a snack Getting to know E Streamer GETTING TO KNOW YOUR E STREAMER Thank you for purchasing the E Streamer At Enttec we are proud of our products and we hope you will enjoy using them as much as we enjoy designing and building them The E Strea
72. s to be played e the number of times to repeat the Shows e conditions to start the Show e conditions to stop the Show optional The Playlist displays a summary of the settings for each Event Where additional information is available such as an explanation of why an event is inactive or the full list of selected days or months an ellipsis is displayed Selecting the ellipsis displays the additional information above the Playlist headings Edit Event gt gt New Event View All Current Month not in Start Cycle Event Start Cycle Stop Status Event status symbols Symbol The Event is scheduled to start in the future The Event cycle is currently active On Cycle The Event will be triggered according to Start and Cycle settings The Event cycle is currently inactive The Event is scheduled to start in the past Examples of E Streamer s scheduling possibilities include Starting a Show at midnight every night and having it repeat continuously until 45 minutes before dawn Starting a Show whenever the lighting system is powered up Starting a Show each time a new customer enters a showroom even if the previous Show has not yet completed 25 Show Control Starting a Show at 18 15 32 on July 4 and repeating it four times Starting a Show on the hour at 20 past the hour and 45 minutes past the hour on Tuesdays between Sunset and 23 00 only during the months of August and November St
73. splays folders and files on E Streamer remote system Allows the selection of files to be sent to your local computer Allows selection of the destination folders for files being received from your local computer FTP protocol window Displays the raw FTP protocol commands and responses being exchanged between the client and server systems as a result of your actions with the client software The contents of this window are a useful diagnostic tool for advanced FTP troubleshooting Transfer progress window Displays the status of the file transfers currently in progress Connecting to E Streamer To connect to an FTP server such as E Streamer the client requires the IP address for the server and login details for a user account The E Streamer s IP address can be obtained from The IP Address displayed on the Welcome page of the Web Interface see Network Information on page 11 or The Primary Interface address displayed on the Network Interfaces panel of the Settings page of the Web Interface see Network Interfaces on page 41 or The IP1 address displayed on Network menu of the E Streamer s LCD screen see lt MAIN Pressing the lt MAIN button returns the LCD panel to the Streamer Engine Main Menu Network Menu NET on page 51 Address User Password Port Quickconnect The E Streamer s FTP server is configured for anonymous FTP access and does not require a user account name or password before opening a co
74. ss 11 Current Time and Current Date 0 1 Shows Currently Running ccccceeeeeeees 1 Network Information cccccscccccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 11 MEA COECSS unan A 11 SU DNEL MAS Kea EE 11 Broadcast Address 202s i n Batess 1 System I nformation ccccccccceeeeeeeeeesseeeeeees 1 CPU OA aaa AAN 1 Pree Disk Space ssa heehee 1 Application Information ceessseeeeeeeees 11 Maximum no of Streams cccseeeeeeeeeeees 11 F Stheaiiety Vers ION nnana 12 Serial Interface VersiOn ccccccccceeeeeeeeeeees 12 Web Interface Version ccccccesseeeeeeeeeeeees 12 MAC Addie S oriona erne es 12 Sye A TE sas test ee icesaaten eevee 12 SHOW CONFIGURATION sssccssscssoccssscscccscssscssoes 13 Creating a New Show mcnn 13 Configuring the SHOW cccccccsssssssssessseeeeeeeees 13 Play on DOW CLUP sscccindscatertecdererteadseasarmpedtadel 13 Fame RiEs A sieve oho 13 Recording Control Channel ccceeeeeeeees 14 Enable Recording Control Channel 14 Se Mag ie ear E EEr T 14 CRAME beua T E E 14 NV UE EAT E TA E 14 Art Net Control Channel cccccsscsseeeeees 14 Enable Art Net Control ccccceecseeceeeeees 14 SUDHEER T a ieeerie 14 WIBIV LSC A E E E EN 14 CHANG uon A 14 DAV SS CULO eers r een TE a ERE 15 Data Steane R 15 Clone SWEAMS enairar anse S EEE 15 Add STE AIM i EN EA 15 Seam LANE sninu an ra e 15 S
75. te 01 Apr 2006 Shows Currently Running 3 Current Time and Current Date The E Streamer s system date and time are used to trigger all scheduled events Shows Currently Running This is the number of E Streamer Shows currently being played as a result of all actions including automated scheduled and manually triggered events Updated every 10 seconds Network Information Network Information IP Address 10 1 2 3 Subnet Mask 255 0 0 0 Broadcast Address 10 255 255 255 IP Address IP Address of the Streamer Engine network port currently connecting to your browser Subnet Mask IP bitmask used to identify devices on the same subnet as the Streamer Engine Broadcast Address Special IP address used to broadcast data such as DMX Streams to all devices on the same subnet as the Streamer Engine System Information System Information CPU Load 9 9 Free Disk Space 970 27 MB CPU Load Percentage of the Streamer Engine s central processor capacity being used by all system activities Updated every 10 seconds Free Disk Space Megabytes of disk space currently available for storing Shows on the removable hard disk drive Updated every 10 seconds Application Information Application Information Max no of Streams 64 e Streamer Version ESTREAMER VX XX XXXX Serial Interface Version xX Web Interface Version 4 Mac Address 00 40 63 E2 00 00 Maximum no of Streams Number of DMX Streams universes t
76. teps Art Net Control Channel A single Art Net DMX channel can be used to control the replay for a Show The values levels for the channel override the Play Pause and Stop functions for that Show on a Latest Takes Precedence basis DMX Values Command Executed 0 33 Stop 86 170 34 671 _ _ Pause 171 255 68 100 Art Net is Artistic Licence s DMX over Ethernet protocol This protocol is used by products from Artistic Licence Enttec and nearly forty other members of the Art Net Alliance throughout the world The Art Net protocol can transport up to 256 universes or streams of DMX512 data over an Ethernet network These are divided into 16 Subnets 0 F hexadecimal each containing 16 Universes 0 F hexadecimal Enable Artnet Control M Subnet Universe O Channel 1 z Enable Art Net Control Selection of the Enable box activates Art Net control for the Show Subnet The Subnet selected for the control channel 0 F should match the output configured on an Art Net device connected to the network Universe The Universe selected for the control channel 0 F should match the output configured on an Art Net device connected to the network Channel The control channel 1 512 in the designated universe is selected from the Channel list E Streamer Manual June 2008 Save Settings The Save Settings button stores all parameters for the current Show Data Streams Although the
77. that will be recorded and relayed as part of the Show Any continuous range of DMX512 channel numbers 1 512 may be entered for the stream Art Net Stream Name LED Matrix B Stream Type ARTNET ht ESP Subnet 3 Universe 1 siia Send Broadcast IP 0 0 0 0 W DMX USB Channel Range Start 1 Stop 512 Save Stream Remove Stream Art Net is Artistic Licence s DMX over Ethernet protocol Art Net is used by products from Artistic Licence Enttec and nearly forty other members of the Art Net Alliance throughout the world Subnet The Art Net protocol can transport up to 256 universes or streams of DMX512 data over an Ethernet network These are divided into 16 Subnets each containing 16 Universes The Subnet selected for the stream 0 F should match the output configured on an Art Net device connected to the network Universe The Universe selected for the stream 0 F should match the output configured on an Art Net device connected to the network 16 E Streamer Manual June 2008 Send Type The output for this stream can be sent either by Broadcast messages sent to the entire IP network or to a specific I P address on the network IP Address Where a specific IP address is required it should be entered in the standard IP version 4 nnn nnn nnn nnn format where nnn is a decimal number between 0 and 255 Eg 172 16 103 254 Channel Range The channel range is the block of DMX channels from the current data stre
78. the E Streamer page in the Downloads section of the Enttec website at www enttec com and download the latest version to your computer The Update Application process will terminate all Recording and Playback activities The Browse button opens a standard file selection dialogue to locate the packed archive file 38 E Streamer Manual June 2008 containing the new version of the E Streamer software The file is usually named update tar gz Selecting the Upload File button transfers the update file to the E Streamer and initiates the installation process When the upload is complete the top of the page will display SYSTEM CONTROL HIDE update tar gz has been uploaded REBOOT E STREAMER Click to reboot system Reboot Selecting the Reboot button will produce a dialogue box to confirm the reboot operation Reboot E Streamer OP Warning Allow at least 2 min for system to start back Please Confirm WP The Streamer Engine will go offline for approximately two minutes while shutting down and rebooting During this time the web browser will report that the server is unavailable Firmware Updates using USB Alternatively you can also update the E Streamer firmware using a USB mass storage device e Copy the update file into the root directory of a USB mass storage device e Plug the mass storage device into any USB port on the rear of the Streamer Engine e From the USB menu on the LCD panel see lt MAIN e Pressing th
79. then uploaded by selecting the adjacent Change button E Streamer expects IP addresses to be entered in the standard IP version 4 nnn nnn nnn nnn format where nnn is a decimal number between 0 and 255 Eg 172 16 103 254 Any other entry will be ignored When the new address has been uploaded the screen displays the message You must restart e streamer for changes to take effect REBOOT E STREAMER Reboot Click to reboot system To activate the new address select the Reboot button Note that rebooting will terminate all Recording and Playback activities W The Streamer Engine will go offline for approximately two minutes while shutting down and rebooting To access the Web Interface you will need to direct your browser to the new primary IP address after the Streamer Engine has rebooted This can be found by selecting the NET button on the LCD menu system where the address is shown as IPI DHCP To enable the primary IP address to be allocated by the network DHCP server select the Use DHCP button When the DHCP setting has been changed the screen displays the message You must restart e streamer for changes to take effect REBOOT E STREAMER Reboot Click to reboot system To activate DHCP select the Reboot button Note that rebooting will terminate all Recording and Playback activities W The Streamer Engine will go offline for approximately two minutes while shutting down and rebooting To
80. tion and pausing of the record and play functions for that Show Where no Shows are currently configured the only option is to return to the Main Menu SRR RRR Dat ormai iorn Mere ee ee eee No Shaws to Daisoe day Plage coni igure ghous vid web interiace CHAIN wae wae T CHAIN SRR RRA Dad ormai ion Merete e ee eee 49 LCD Panel leg i Mame ABCA or Toe Ble ale L PREV NEAT FLAY REL HAIN Previous PREV The PREVIOUS function steps the Show Information Menu on to the Show with an ID immediately lower than the one currently being displayed Next The NEXT function steps the Show Information Menu on to the Show with an ID immediately higher than the one currently being displayed Previous and Next are wrap around functions When the end of the Show list is reached the function will continue to step though Shows starting from the other end of the list Play RRR RRR RRR Iri ormai iorn Per ee eee eee Ide Name ADDA on ice PLAYING PREV NEXT STOP FAUS lt MAIN The PLAY function is only available when the current Show already has recorded DMX data Pressing the PLAY button starts the output streams for the current Show from the first frame of the recording Record REC SRR RRR ER a Iri ormai iorn Per ee ease ee Ue oe Nemes Humor Carrer Tues Reaoed will Civerurite Rroceed s es Bi a VES Hai The RECORD function erases all recorded data for the currently displayed Show Confirmation of your int
81. to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations shielded cables must be used with this equipment Operation with non approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in interference to radio and television reception Appendix 2 EEC Declaration We ENTTEC Pty Ltd PO Box 282 Kew Vic 3101 Australia declare under our sole responsibility that our product E Streamer conforms to the requirements of Council Directives 89 336 EEC and 73 23 EEC and therefore complies with the requirements of Council Directive 73 23 EEC The Low Voltage Directive on the harmonisation of the laws of Member States relating to electrical equipment designed for use within certain voltage limits as amended by Article 13 of Council Directive 93 68 EEC e EN 55103 1 e EN 50103 2 e EN 60065 AS 3650 Signed Nicolas Moreau Date 5 01 2003 Position Technical Director 63
82. ust confirm after every change EVENT OPTIONS RUN_OF_SHOW RuN Loop OPTIONS snow T SELECT Snows show st RT SETTINGS snow STOP SETTINGS snow The Save amp Confirm button must be pressed to save Event settings after every change 24 E Streamer Manual June 2008 Run Loop Options Run LOOP OPTIONS Hipe Run Once Loop 0 Times Loop _ Forever A Show may be set to run its lighting sequence e once only e repeat the sequence a fixed number of times e continuously loop through the sequence until interrupted by some other event The Save button saves the loop options for the Event Select Shows for Event SELECT SHOWS HIDE Shows Available Shows Selected Human Cannon Tues ABBA on Ice Human Cannon Wed Human Cannon Thurs Human Cannon Friday lt Remove Red Carpet OB Save Shows Any Show recorded in the E Streamer system can be included in any scheduled Event Shows are added or removed from the Event by moving them from the Shows Available list to the Shows Selected list with Add and Remove buttons The Save Shows button saves the list of Shows associated with the Event Event Start Settings START SETTINGS Hine E Time of The Day Special Event Sunrise Sunset An Event may be scheduled to start at a specified time of day aspecified time on a specified day atime
83. vailable when the currently displayed Show is playing recording or paused Pressing the STOP button terminates the record or replay session for the currently displayed show Subsequent play or record operations commence at the start of the recorded Show data lt MAIN Pressing the MAIN button returns the LCD panel to the Streamer Engine Main Menu Network Menu NET SERRE Moetwork nformat iorn Meri Sees Di dey lea cea Masks wuts Wi Hi PI Rite DOWN Prasti Se Beg Seter CHAIN Gillis Els 2 Wa i CHAIN The Network Menu displays IP address of the primary network interface IP1 Network mask for the primary interface Broadcast address for the primary network interface IP address of the secondary interface IP2 IP address for the network gateway device All network parameters are set from the Network Interfaces panel on the web interface Settings page See Network Interfaces on page 41 MAIN Pressing the lt MAIN button returns the LCD panel to the Streamer Engine Main Menu Settings Menu SETT SRR RRS EHSL ane Sel i ings Meri SSS e eee Loam Git ior CHAIN aa AS BOE aaa RSs lt lt MAIN Pressing the lt MAIN button returns the LCD panel to the Streamer Engine Main Menu 51 LCD Panel Password Reset PASSW SRR RAE ESP edn Settings Mery SSS aa ee Reset Web Password lord ipm oledse Continue Y N CHAIN aana aes TT YES ooeae pie The PASSWORD RESET function allows the W
84. w and configuration data in the E Streamer is permanently overwritten It is advisable to make a backup copy of the current configuration before running the Restore function The E Streamer reboots after uploading and uncompressing the archived data SRR RR EHSL ener Sett inge Merd Sea Pewee PPR Ss 1h eae Pleqce wait CHAIR wae a Processing time is dependent on the amount of Show data to be transferred from the USB mass storage device and uncompressed but is usually completed in less than two minutes The Streamer Engine then runs through its boot up sequence a process that takes approximately two minutes SRR RRR EHSL ane Sel i ings Meri See Restore failed CHAIN asa The Restore process may fail if archived files on the USB mass storage device are missing or damaged or if the device is not properly mounted 53 E Streamer Engine STREAMER ENGINE To provide direct access to the Streamer Engine the rear panel of the E Streamer includes ports for VGA 640 x 480 video output and a PS 2 keyboard It 1s recommended that a video monitor and keyboard be connected to the E Streamer when configuring and programming the system A standard PC keyboard can be connected to either the PS 2 port or to any of the USB ports It is recommended that the PS 2 port be used as USB ports may also be required for connection of DMX USB Pro interfaces or a USB mass storage device for data backups or system upgrades Streamer Engine scree

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